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Chapter 148 Dividends
In the following days, the queen really became much quieter and no longer picked on Lu Qingqing for no reason.
Supplements were delivered to Yinglan Pavilion like water every day. Lu Qingqing ate and drank every day, but she also did not forget to exercise every day to keep fit. From time to time, she chatted with Xu Guan's female sisters, Concubine Zhuang and several other concubines she was on good terms with. She spent her days of pregnancy enjoying herself and feeling comfortable.
Of course, Li Xuansheng would stay at Yinglan Pavilion most of the time. Every time he slept with her, Lu Qingqing would inevitably be in a rush. At first, she was a little uncomfortable, but after doing it many times, she gradually became more proficient.
Li Xuansheng would sometimes visit the Queen's palace, and occasionally visit Concubine Xian on the way, once or twice. He would also stay overnight at Concubine Shu's palace.
One afternoon, Lu Qingqing woke up from a nap and sat at her desk in the study to plan her business empire.
Currently, a Mixue Ice Palace store has been opened in Beijing. She plans to develop this store into a national flagship store of Mixue Ice Palace and create a business model to facilitate other businessmen to join in the promotion in the future.
After all, she didn't have many people outside the palace, only Meng Qi and Lu Panpan. She was too busy to open a direct-operated store. It would be better to earn some franchise fees from wealthy businessmen, supply raw materials and provide basic employee training by herself.
In addition, Lu Qingqing's ambition also extends to the inn.
She realized that it was difficult for people to travel in ancient times, and the capital was the political center of the Great Sheng Dynasty, as well as the economic and cultural center. There were many merchants and travelers traveling from south to north, and even students who came to the capital for the annual imperial examinations.
However, almost all inns in the capital are independently run by their own innkeepers, with sanitary conditions varying, food of varying quality, and no fixed standards.
Therefore, Lu Qingqing targeted this market gap and planned to open a chain of inns in Beijing after Mixue Ice Palace became stable.
She has already thought of a name, it’s called Home Inn!
Lu Qingqing was leaning over her desk, sketching her ideas for Home Inn on rice paper, immersed in her own conception.
At this time, Lu Panpan walked into Yinglan Pavilion in the afterglow of the setting sun.
She said happily, "Sister! I'm back!"
Lu Qingqing immediately stopped drawing her blueprint for the inn, put down the brush in her hand, and stood up to greet them enthusiastically.
"Pan Pan is back! Er Xi Xiao Tao, come and get the tea!"
Lu Panpan told the story of how she managed the Mixue Ice Palace during this period.
The location of Mixue Ice Palace was chosen on one of the most prosperous streets in the capital. The interior decoration of the store also adopted the plan designed in advance by Lu Qingqing. Carpenters were hired to make a unified signboard, unified round tables and chairs. Even the waiters in the store wore the uniform work clothes designed by Lu Qingqing.
A completely replicable standardized flagship store has been created.
Before the opening, a painting master was invited to draw several popular products of Mixue Ice Palace on rice paper and hang them in a conspicuous place at the entrance.
Therefore, before it officially opened, there was already a steady stream of people coming to watch.
When the restaurant officially opened, it offered a buy-one-get-one-free promotion for milk tea. People flocked to buy the tea and spread the word that the milk tea was delicious. Within a few days, Mixue Ice Palace became famous throughout the capital.
During the day, Lu Qingqing helped to look after the store. At night, Meng Qi came out to take over from Lu Panpan. He was in charge of checking the accounts, settling the day's income and expenditure, and preparing a purchase list of raw materials for the next morning.
Meng Qi and Lu Qingqing worked well together. Within ten days, after deducting the operating costs of raw materials, rent, and store employees, they had already made a profit of more than one hundred taels!
Lu Panpan came here today with the silver note of more than one hundred taels to ask Lu Qingqing to set the dividend rules for them from now on.
As Lu Qingqing listened to Lu Panpan's description, her beautiful peach blossom eyes shone with golden light.
Lu Panpan handed the banknotes that she had earned in the past ten days to Lu Qingqing, and asked with anticipation:
"Sister, this is our profit for the past ten days. Meng Qi asked me to bring it to you so that you can determine the future dividend ratio."
Even brothers have to settle accounts clearly, and sisters are no exception.
Lu Panpan asked frankly, and Lu Qingqing was happy to accept it. The ratio was determined today, and everyone would know what to do in the future, and they would have a purpose in their work.
Lu Panpan, Meng Qi, and herself, can express their love for money without any concealment, and Lu Qingqing appreciates this very much.
She leaned her head to think for a moment, set a price in her mind that she thought was reasonable, and asked tentatively:
"Pan Pan, I've thought about it. You and Meng Qi have contributed the most. You two can each take 30% and I'll take 20%. What do you think?"
After hearing what Lu Qingqing said, Lu Panpan jumped up from her chair excitedly, grabbed Lu Qingqing's hand, and said happily:
"Sister, you are so nice to me!"
"I didn't put in any capital in the first place. I was just the shopkeeper. I didn't expect to get 30% of the profits! I thought I would be satisfied with 10%!"
"Don't worry, sister. I will do my best in the future!"
Looking at Lu Panpan's excited expression, Lu Qingqing was also happy from the bottom of her heart.
Seeing that Lu Panpan was willing to be the manager of Mixue Bingcheng, she could be considered to have done her best for the original owner's sister.
Lu Panpan was still immersed in surprise. Suddenly, she seemed to have thought of something and asked with a puzzled look:
"Sister, I get 30%, Meng Qi gets 30%, and you get 20%. Where did the other 20% go?"
Lu Qingqing smiled slightly, her eyebrows curved, and spoke slowly and at a moderate pace.
"The remaining 20% is our protection fee."
"Protection fee?" Lu Panpan was confused.
Lu Qingqing leaned close to his ear and whispered, "The remaining 20% of the dividends will be left for the emperor."
Lu Panpan understood instantly, and she looked at her sister with a knowing smile.
"Sister, you are smart! With the emperor as our boss, he is our biggest backer! Let's see who dares to bully us!"
Lu Panpan reserved a separate room on the second floor of the Mixue Ice Palace as her own bedroom. At night, she rested in the Mixue Ice Palace store outside the palace.
After Lu Qingqing sent her away, she decided to give the 20% dividend to Li Xuansheng immediately.
She deliberately chose a low-key moon-white palace dress, tied her hair into a bun, and did not wear hairpins or rings. After all, she did not want Li Xuansheng to see that she loved money more than him.
Lu Qingqing walked out of Yinglan Pavilion and passed through the Imperial Garden. As she walked, she suddenly heard a charming female voice behind her.
"Mr. Ming, where are you going?"
Lu Qingqing turned around and saw Concubine Shu surrounded by a group of palace servants.
She was wearing a very ostentatious water-red palace dress with hibiscus patterns and gold embroidery. She had seven or eight jewel hairpins on her head. Her oval face was delicately made up, her expression was arrogant, and her gait was graceful.